Insurance Issues is published by the Lawyers Insurance Fund of the Law Society of BC and distributed to all lawyers and articled students in the province.
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Each year, the Lawyers Insurance Fund reports on the insurance program and policy. The program report includes any policy wording changes as well as statistics on claims and potential claims.
The 2019 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2018 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2017 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2016 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2015 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2014 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2013 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2012 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2011 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2010 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2009 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2008 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2007 Lawyers Insurance Fund
The 2006 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2005 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
May 1, 2004 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2004 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2003 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2002 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2001 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The 2000 Lawyers Insurance Fund program
The Lawyers Insurance Fund regularly publishes risk management articles to help lawyers avoid mistakes and claims. (Please note: articles are now available as webpages.)
The Naked Lawyer Part 2: Big Data Reveals Where You are at Risk – Summer 2018 Baby boomer blues: The practice risks of aging – Winter 2017 Cover Pages: A guide to insurance for private practitioners – Summer 2017 Lawyers as executors: Traps and tips – Summer 2016 Smooth Sailing to Settlement: Avoiding Common Mistakes – Summer 2015 The buck stops here! – Fall 2014 Witnessing a signature? Stop. Read this first. – Winter 2013 Ten tips to beat the reset clock – Summer 2013 Undue influence: onus of proof, best practices – Winter 2012 GST traps for the unwary – Summer 2012 What you need to know about changes to adult guardianship legislation – Fall 2011 Income tax: it’s a risky business – Winter 2010 Managing the risk of a limited retainer – Summer 2010 Email: Preventing a mailstrom – Fall 2009 Hard Times: Managing risk in a troubled economy – Winter 2008 Mobility: Managing the risk – Summer 2008 Beat the clock: Guide already helping lawyers to prevent missed deadlines – Summer 2007 Curbing risk in real estate practice – Spring 2006 Real estate fraud — a prevention primer – Fall 2005 About to act for family and friends? – Summer 2005